R.L. said:

>(Now the closest thing I have to a religious belief)
>I honestly believe that humans are meant to explore the stars, this
>planet is too small for us... I firmly believe we will explore the stars (I
>say this even though I accept the speed limits imposed by relativity)
>
>Intelligence is special, and despite some posts here we have
>intelligence, and we have the people to explore the universe... and
>what we will discover will astound us, and make us better....
>
>(End of theological rant)
>
>So if you wondered why I am so vehement against idiots that
>slander those that do science now you know... I consider them the
>enemies of humanity...

I would argue that competent scientists using the scientific method are making more progress towards understanding the "divine" nature of the universe than any "holy" man using faith alone, e.g. the Pope, Dali Lama, Ayatollah Sistani, etc. It's no real wonder that religious fundamentalists advocating literal belief in religious books like the Bible feel threatened by scientists and the scientific method.

Psuedo-science and its advocates are definitely weeds in the garden of truth. Unfortunately history has shown that the "weeds" can take over, e.g. the ancient Romans inherited Greek philosophy and scientific method but did nothing with it, prefering to focus on Near Eastern religious cults instead.

Gary

Gary